Black Grape To Reissue Classic Debut Album

It’s Great When You’re Straight… Yeah will get the full deluxe treatment - three whole discs of stuff!

It’s 21 years since Shaun Ryder and the ever-faithful Bez released the first offering from their post-Happy Mondays project, Black Grape.

It’s Great When You’re Straight… Yeah saw the duo team up with former Rap Assassin Paul ‘Kermit’ Leveridge, Carl McCarthy, drummer Ged Lynch and guitarist Wags (formerly of cult Mancunian band Paris Angels).

The album debuted at number 1 and spawned three classic singles: Reverend Black Grape, In The Name Of The Father and Kelly’s Heroes.

Now, to celebrate, a Deluxe Edition is to be issued, containing three discs, featuring the original album and rare B-sides with remixes from artists such as Goldie, live tracks from the band’s 1996 Brixton Academy performance, a DVD featuring official music videos, TOTP and Later With Jools Holland appearances, and a 20-page booklet featuring postcards and rare photos, with sleevenotes by Paolo Hewitt.

The package will also include the band’s unofficial Euro ’96 football song, England’s Irie, which featured guest vocals from legendary Clash frontman Joe Strummer.

This special package is released on 4 November, just in time for a full UK tour by the band.

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